WASHINGTON — Forced to retire aging submarines and facing an increased need for subs to fend off potential threats from China and Russia, the Navy has an ambitious, $100 billion plan that would boost work at Electric Boat in Groton, Conn.

Connecticut economic development officials are jumping into the latest battle in America's culture wars, seeking an advantage against other states by boasting of an open and welcoming state to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

BOSTON — Communities around Plainridge Park Casino have seen an uptick in crime since it opened, but much of it does not appear to be directly attributable to Massachusetts' first casino, a consultant told gambling regulators Thursday.

NEW YORK — About 39,000 Verizon landline and cable workers on the East Coast walked off the job Wednesday morning after little progress in negotiations since their contract expired nearly eight months ago.

Striking workers include Verizon employees in Connecticut and eight other states and the District...

ALBANY — Attorneys general from eight states and the District of Columbia have written letters to several national retailers expressing concern about on-call scheduling, which allows companies to assign shifts to workers with only a few hours' notice.

Earl O'Garro, the ambitious, young Hartford insurance broker whose embezzlement set off months of recrimination and a high-profile investigation at City Hall, was sentenced to 78 months in prison Wednesday.

U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson said O'Garro's crimes were driven by "pure and simple...

HARTFORD — More than a dozen taxi and limousine companies have dropped their federal lawsuit accusing ride-hailing company Uber of failing to follow state laws and regulations on taxi services, their lawyer said Tuesday.

The company owners have "no faith" that state lawmakers will pass regulations...

MASHANTUCKET — Robert D. Hayward operated a chainsaw to clear land for the Mashantucket Pequots' first bingo hall in the 1980s, and he was there when his brother sketched an ambitious vision for a casino on the back of a napkin at a local watering hole.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Salads made at a Whole Foods Market facility in Massachusetts and distributed to more than a dozen stores around the Northeast have been recalled because they were mislabeled and contain an egg allergen.

The company says 10-ounce packages of asparagus, pea and ricotta salad actually...